Club Rugby
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Club Rugby news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoRegular season winners ready for big finale
WOMEN’S ROUND-UP By NICK VERDIER BRISTOL dominated the Premiership’s regular season and head coach Roy Davies has now challenged his troops...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoGopperth demands a big reaction to Dublin fiasco
By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Wasps v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm. Ricoh Arena FRUSTRATED Wasps centre Jimmy Gopperth is desperate to exorcise...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoPlymouth look set for second as Cooper crosses late on
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A …19 Ampthill …14 ALTHOUGH it’s not mathematically certain, Plymouth Albion virtually secured second place in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRGC survive late Vale onslaught to secure win in thriller
By RICH JONES RGC 1404 37 Ebbw Vale 31 RGC 1404 held on to beat reigning Premiership champions Ebbw Vale in...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoPlay-off bid still alive insists Dickens
BACKS coach Allan Dickens insists Northampton can still reach the Premiership semi-finals but they must win all their games to do...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBlues’ fast start finished by Barker
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield…24 Blackheath …12 A FIRST-half blitz proved enough for Macclesfield although they were given a scare by Blackheath...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHat-trick hero Baker the difference for Aberavon
By JOHN ARKLESS Aberavon 35 Pontypridd 20 A JAY Baker hat-trick inspired Aberavon to a fivetry win over second-placed Pontypridd as...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoBath finally run hot with general Ford in command
Bath…27pts Tries: Joseph 21, Watson 67, 71 Conversions: Ford 22, 68 Penalties: Ford 27, 49, 68, 72 Leicester …21pts Tries: O’Connor...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoTrimble terrific as Cov go try crazy
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …8 Coventry …73 MAX TRIMBLE scored a hat-trick as Coventry ran in 11 tries with Will...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years ago14-man Bridgend battle to win over basement boys Cardiff
By ELGAN ALDERMAN Bridgend 33 Cardiff 26 BRIDGEND moved up to second place with a bonuspoint victory over basement side Cardiff...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDefeated Dale fail to quell Chester charge
By BEN JAMES Chester…22 Wharfedale …15 TRIES from Freeman Payne, James Preston and Alexander Reed ensured Chester kept up their fine...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoBlackadder proud his boys passed the character test
BATH had to come from behind to beat Leicester yesterday and Director of rugby Todd Blackadder couldn’t have been happier. He...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoLeonard keeps survival dreams alive
By DANIEL SAWYER Rosslyn Park …29 Hull Ionians…30 HULL IONIANS handed their survival hopes a timely shot in the arm with...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMarvellous Murphy the man as Quins are quelled
By ROB COLE Merthyr 30 C’marthen Q 21 MERTHYR moved to within one win of a play-off place in Tier 1...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions roar to pile misery on Otley
By JOHN FINCH Otley …17 Leicester L…65 LEICESTER Lions certainly looked promotion contenders as they gave Otley their heaviest defeat of...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoFletcher’s lads off to flyer against Canada
ENGLAND U18s scored nine tries as they got their international series off to a winning start at Taffs Well RFC yesterday....
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSwansea swept aside as Newport keep up unbeaten run
By BEN JAMES Newport 28 Swansea 10 NEWPORT kept their unbeaten record in Tier Two as they brushed aside Swansea with...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoGreens stunned in Sedgley romp
By STEVE WILLIAMS FIVE tries in 15 minutes at the start of the second half saw Sedgley Park blitz Scunthorpe in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years ago‘I was close to being an LA drop-out’
Monster hooker Joe Taufete’e has been a massive hit at Sixways but it was not so long ago that the huge...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoCohen comes out fighting in defence of Mauger axe
Leicester chief executive Simon Cohen has defended the sackings of Richard Cockerill and Aaron Mauger, claiming both decisions were “robust” and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoFrustrated Fisher tells Gloucester to get real
Laurie Fisher says Gloucester have a long way to go before they can be considered a powerhouse of English rugby after...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoHalfpenny demands improvement ahead of showdown
By NICK VERDIER Hungry: Leigh Halfpenny LEIGH Halpfenny has urged his teammates to snap out of their travel sickness for the...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWilliams on song to subdue Club
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 25 B’ham Mose 32 A SPIRITED effort from Blackheath was not quite enough to overcome a Moseley...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedingensians Ram past Clifton
By MATTHEW McCRORY R’gensians 41 Clifton 26 REDINGENSIANS Rams’ formidable pack introduced themselves to Clifton with an outset of aggression and...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoHuddersfield maintain perfect record
National League 3 North ALREADY promoted after just the one season in this league Huddersfield maintained their 100 per cent record...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoMighty Mako can put the frighteners on the Warriors
Nick Cain talks to Saracens prop Mako Vunipola ahead of today’s clash Nick Cain PREVIEW… Saracens v Glasgow Today. Kick-off 1pm....
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National League One
/ 9 years agoWaters in full flow in simple success
By WARREN MUGGLETON Esher 50 Darlington 33 CALUM Waters’ double helped Esher on the way to a dominant victory over Darlington...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRedruth buzzing with Raiders win
By BILL HOOPER Redruth 33 Worthing R 29 IT WAS a proverbial game of two halves that thoroughly entertained the crowd,...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoVictorious Lydney relegate Launceston
National League 3 South West DING Crusaders took a giant step towards claiming second place and a spot in the promotion...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoWe know it’s going to be physical says pack ace Harley
In the thick of it: Rob Harley of Glasgow tackles Edinburgh’s Damien Hoyland ROB HARLEY has been there and done it...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCov fight back points as Park
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry 36pts Tries: Stevens 14, Price 22, Litchfield 40, Maisey 53 Conversions: Maisey 15, 54 Penalties: Maisey 12,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoBath bury humiliation as Faletau roars back like a Lion
By NEALE HARVEY TAULUPE Faletau hammered out a statement to Lions boss Warren Gatland with a man-of-the-match display as Bath exorcised...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoMcCall: Don’t let rugby go same way as county cricket
MARK McCall has deep misgivings about the new 11 month season that has been foisted on Northern Hemisphere clubs, and as...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoProtheroe scores hat-trick but Hartpury made to work
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury Coll 40 L’boro S 31 IT wasn’t pretty, but Hartpury produced win 27 of their, so far,...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBedwas lift first trophy of the season
By ANDREW MCQUARRIE CHALLENGE CUP FINAL Carmarthen Q 18 Bedwas …23 BEDWAS were crowned the 2016/17 Foster’s Challenge Cup champions after...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years ago’Butcher’ Taulupe brings in the bacon
WITH Lions selection looming, Bath No.8 Taulupe Faletau produced a perfectly timed effort. WITH Lions selection looming, Bath No.8 Taulupe Faletau...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoLe Roux’s splash crash sums up Wasps woe
By NICK CAIN Leinster 32pts Tries: Nacewa 14, Conan 33, Henshaw 40, McFadden 73 Conversions: Sexton 34, 40, 74 Penalties: Sexton...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoOAs hold off a depleted Fylde
By GALILEO SUTHERLAND Fylde 17 Old Albanian 21 WITHOUT ten senior players Fylde were unable to secure the victory over Old...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMerthyr leapfrog rivals Ponty to go top of the table
By JAMES LLOYD WELSH PREMIERSHIP Merthyr…17 Pontypridd…3 MERTHYR moved to the top of Tier One after they beat Pontypridd in a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoEdinburgh crash out of the race after gifting
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGHwere left to rue a dreadful start once again as they were bundled out of the Challenge Cup...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoYoung: You expect a player of Willie’s quality to score that
Disappointed: Dai Young WASPS director of rugby Dai Young told how Willie Le Roux said sorry to his team-mates for dropping...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoIonians’ survival hopes still alive
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 31 Cambridge 26 HULL Ionians threw themselves a lifeline with this hard-fought five-point win over Cambridge....
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLlanelli continue good run with bonus point win
By RICH JONES Llanelli …32 Swansea …15 LLANELLI made it two wins on the bounce in Tier Two after they convincingly...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions ease to victory to stay in race
By ANDY MOORE Leicester L 40 Preston G 14 LEICESTER Lions maintained their play-off hopes with a six-try salvo win over...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoTwelvetrees fires reminder to Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD BILLY Twelvetrees produced the kind of inspired display that helped win him 19 England caps as Gloucester set...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStubborn Blues fall short to in-form Albion
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 18 Plymouth Alb 21 PLYMOUTH secured their tenth straight league win with success on the road against...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoThree-try win sees Pooler take the crown
SWALEC Championship round-up By JAMES LLOYD PONTYPOOL sealed the Championship crown after they beat Glamorgan Wanderers 23-3. Pooler had the opportunity...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSix-try Leicester down Scunny
By MICK McNEILL S Leicester 43 Scunthorpe 10 SOUTH Leicester beat relegation-threatened Scunthorpe, starting and finishing with some wellworked tries. It...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoTop 14 high-fliers soft early tries
Rochelle replacement prop Lekso Kaulashvili picked up a yellow card and Edinburgh replacement Duncan Weir kicked the resulting penalty to bring...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBridgend overcome Maesteg to take top spot
SWALEC Division One round-up By RICH JONES BRIDGEND Athletic moved to the top of the extremely tight West-Central after they pipped...
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